Hand Of Protection

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

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Editor, Times-Union:
The nation of Israel went astray, rejected and forgot God in the Old Testament. The country was divided between the north and the south. God sent over 20 prophets with the message of repent and return or else destruction will follow. He said I will send “drought, sword, famine and pestilence” not because he wanted to judge his people, but because he loved them. He was and is the one and only God, he made us and we are his people as well as Israel was in the Old Testament. The United States has treated God just as Israel has tempted God in the Old Testament.
In the last six months the drought in the state of California has gotten so bad that there is less than a year of water for 34 million people. During the time of Elisha it did not rain for three years; at least California has had some rain, but its agriculture and trees have been ravaged with fire and drought. The drought is the worst in 1,200 years.
In the heartland of the country the governors of four states have declared a state of emergency because of the current bird flu epidemic. In Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska alone 43 million turkeys, chickens and ducks have been euthanized in the last six months. The price of avian meat has risen 17 percent during this time. Famine and pestilence will surely follow.
God said he would send “drought, famine and pestilence” to any country that has disobeyed him. In the cities of Ferguson, Mo.; Baltimore, Mass.; and Chicago, Ill., 20 adults, policeman and young people are killed each day. We may not be at war with another country, but God has sent the sword. We have been blessed by God, but we have not listened to God. We are going to hell in a hand basket. Years ago Billy Graham said if God does not judge America he will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.
Jesus Christ and Allah are not the same. Jesus Christ is the one and only true God, all others are false. Just like it was in the time of Israel of old, this land is an idolatrous nation.
We are over $20 trillion in debt and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Our trade debt balance is on a landslide. Our bond market is in disarray. The dollar looks strong now, but is  paper thin, very weak, and stretched to the limit. A currency crisis will surely follow this year.
This is the time of judgement; Joel says “The Day of the Lord is at Hand.” This is the time to return to God our maker before it is too late. The time is urgent and we need to listen to him and follow him now more than ever. Yes, God has lifted of protection, but God’s mercy and long suffering is everlasting. He will accept us back, but we have to repent and return to him, we cannot continue on the same path and expect different results than Israel of the Old Testament. That’s why the book is called the Bible, “Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.”
Jon Siesennop
Warsaw[[In-content Ad]]

Editor, Times-Union:
The nation of Israel went astray, rejected and forgot God in the Old Testament. The country was divided between the north and the south. God sent over 20 prophets with the message of repent and return or else destruction will follow. He said I will send “drought, sword, famine and pestilence” not because he wanted to judge his people, but because he loved them. He was and is the one and only God, he made us and we are his people as well as Israel was in the Old Testament. The United States has treated God just as Israel has tempted God in the Old Testament.
In the last six months the drought in the state of California has gotten so bad that there is less than a year of water for 34 million people. During the time of Elisha it did not rain for three years; at least California has had some rain, but its agriculture and trees have been ravaged with fire and drought. The drought is the worst in 1,200 years.
In the heartland of the country the governors of four states have declared a state of emergency because of the current bird flu epidemic. In Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska alone 43 million turkeys, chickens and ducks have been euthanized in the last six months. The price of avian meat has risen 17 percent during this time. Famine and pestilence will surely follow.
God said he would send “drought, famine and pestilence” to any country that has disobeyed him. In the cities of Ferguson, Mo.; Baltimore, Mass.; and Chicago, Ill., 20 adults, policeman and young people are killed each day. We may not be at war with another country, but God has sent the sword. We have been blessed by God, but we have not listened to God. We are going to hell in a hand basket. Years ago Billy Graham said if God does not judge America he will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.
Jesus Christ and Allah are not the same. Jesus Christ is the one and only true God, all others are false. Just like it was in the time of Israel of old, this land is an idolatrous nation.
We are over $20 trillion in debt and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Our trade debt balance is on a landslide. Our bond market is in disarray. The dollar looks strong now, but is  paper thin, very weak, and stretched to the limit. A currency crisis will surely follow this year.
This is the time of judgement; Joel says “The Day of the Lord is at Hand.” This is the time to return to God our maker before it is too late. The time is urgent and we need to listen to him and follow him now more than ever. Yes, God has lifted of protection, but God’s mercy and long suffering is everlasting. He will accept us back, but we have to repent and return to him, we cannot continue on the same path and expect different results than Israel of the Old Testament. That’s why the book is called the Bible, “Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.”
Jon Siesennop
Warsaw[[In-content Ad]]
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